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Best alternatives to LINE (2026)

6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to LINE, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

LINE: reviews, users and permissionsBest Social Networking extensions

LINE today

≈4M users2.3★ from 7.9K ratingsUpdated 9 months ago6 permissions

LINE alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    LINE App Translator Bot - LINE Chat

    A real-time translation tool for LINE users. Chat across languages anytime, anywhere, and enjoy making friends easily.

    ≈3K users4.9★ from 236 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago6 permissions
    • About 1333× fewer users than LINE
    • Rated 2.6 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
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  2. 2

    Automatic LINE APP Translator

    A LINE APP message automatic translation tool that supports more than 100 languages (unofficial)

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 10 months ago9 permissions
    • About 4000× fewer users than LINE
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 6)
    • Listed under Communication
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  3. 3

    Google Chat thread links & quote reply

    Adds button to copy links to threads on Google Chat and adds button to messages to quote reply

    ≈80K users3.8★ from 79 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 50× fewer users than LINE
    • Rated 1.5 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  4. 4

    Texts.com

    Connect messaging sites with Texts app

    ≈3K users4.6★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago19 permissions
    • About 1333× fewer users than LINE
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (19 vs 6)
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  5. 5

    Beeper

    Connect your messaging apps to Beeper

    ≈1K users4.7★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 7 months ago13 permissions
    • About 4000× fewer users than LINE
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 6)
    • Listed under Communication
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  6. 6

    Share emails via secure URL link by cloudHQ

    Share any email on Slack, Teams, chat, etc.

    ≈10K users4.5★ from 33 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago5 permissions
    • About 400× fewer users than LINE
    • Rated 2.2 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
    • Listed under Communication
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LINE alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to LINE?

By users, the most popular alternative is Google Chat thread links & quote reply with ≈80K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is LINE App Translator Bot - LINE Chat.

Which LINE alternative has the best rating?

LINE App Translator Bot - LINE Chat has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 236 ratings.

Is there a LINE alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Google Chat thread links & quote reply asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for LINE.

How many alternatives to LINE are there?

We list 6 close alternatives to LINE on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.